diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6b4ed73..b6cd11e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/) and this p
 ### Fixed
 
 - Fixes [#2583](https://github.com/gitkraken/vscode-gitlens/issues/2583) - Regression with _Open Worktree for Pull Request via GitLens..._ command
+- Fixes [#2252](https://github.com/gitkraken/vscode-gitlens/issues/2252) - "Copy As"/"Copy Remote File Url" copies %23 instead of # in case of Gitea — thanks to [PR #2603](https://github.com/gitkraken/vscode-gitlens/pull/2603) by WofWca ([@WofWca](https://github.com/WofWca))
 - Fixes [#2582](https://github.com/gitkraken/vscode-gitlens/issues/2582) - _Visual File History_ background color when in a panel
 
 ## [13.4.0] - 2023-03-16
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 65ca820..eb77b94 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1225,6 +1225,7 @@ A big thanks to the people that have contributed to this project:
 - Yan Zhang ([@Eskibear](https://github.com/Eskibear)) — [contributions](https://github.com/gitkraken/vscode-gitlens/commits?author=Eskibear)
 - Zyck ([@qzyse2017](https://github.com/qzyse2017)) — [contributions](https://github.com/gitkraken/vscode-gitlens/commits?author=qzyse2017)
 - Yonatan Greenfeld ([@YonatanGreenfeld](https://github.com/YonatanGreenfeld)) — [contributions](https://github.com/gitkraken/vscode-gitlens/commits?author=YonatanGreenfeld)
+- WofWca ([@WofWca](https://github.com/WofWca)) — [contributions](https://github.com/gitkraken/vscode-gitlens/commits?author=WofWca)
 
 Also special thanks to the people that have provided support, testing, brainstorming, etc:
 
diff --git a/src/git/remotes/gitea.ts b/src/git/remotes/gitea.ts
index 1e70bea..43a0021 100644
--- a/src/git/remotes/gitea.ts
+++ b/src/git/remotes/gitea.ts
@@ -144,9 +144,9 @@ export class GiteaRemote extends RemoteProvider {
 			line = '';
 		}
 
-		if (sha) return this.encodeUrl(`${this.baseUrl}/src/commit/${sha}/${fileName}${line}`);
-		if (branch) return this.encodeUrl(`${this.baseUrl}/src/branch/${branch}/${fileName}${line}`);
+		if (sha) return `${this.encodeUrl(`${this.baseUrl}/src/commit/${sha}/${fileName}`)}${line}`;
+		if (branch) return `${this.encodeUrl(`${this.baseUrl}/src/branch/${branch}/${fileName}`)}${line}`;
 		// this route is deprecated but there is no alternative
-		return this.encodeUrl(`${this.baseUrl}/src/${fileName}${line}`);
+		return `${this.encodeUrl(`${this.baseUrl}/src/${fileName}`)}${line}`;
 	}
 }